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POV(TV show/series, 1988-)

1h per episode | Genre: Documentary

Scripted Reality in 36 seasons with 433 episodes

POVRating: 3.4/5 (with 5 votes)
POV (also written P.O.V.) is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) public television series which features independent nonfiction films. POV is an initialism for point of view. POV is the longest-running showcase on television for independent documentary films. PBS presents 14–16 POV programs each year, and the series has premiered over 400 films to U.S. television audiences since 1988. POV's films have a strong first-person, social-issue focus. Many established directors, including Michael Moore, Jonathan Demme, Terry Zwigoff, Errol Morris, Albert and David Maysles, Michael Apted, Frederick Wiseman, Marlon Riggs, and Ross McElwee have had work screened as part of the POV series. The series has garnered both critical and industry acclaim over its 30+ years on television. POV films have won every major film and broadcasting award including 45 Emmys, 26 George Foster Peabody Awards, 15 duPont-Columbia Awards, three Academy Awards, three George Polk Documentary Film Awards and the Prix Italia. POV and America ReFramed are projects of the independent non-profit, American Documentary, Inc. ()
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POV is a Public Broadcasting Service public television series which features independent nonfiction films. POV is an initialism for point of view. POV is the longest-running showcase on television for independent documentary films. PBS presents 14-16 POV programs each year, and the series has premiered over 300 films to U.S. television audiences since 1988. POV's films have a strong first-person, social-issue focus. Many established directors, including Michael Moore, Jonathan Demme, Terry Zwigoff, Errol Morris, Albert and David Maysles, Michael Apted, Frederick Wiseman, Marlon Riggs, and Ross McElwee have had work screened as part of the POV series. The series has garnered both critical and industry acclaim over its 20-plus years on television. POV programs have also won major industry awards including three Oscars, 32 Emmys, 36 Cine Golden Eagles, 15 Peabody Awards, 11 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Awards, the Prix Italia and the Webby Award.

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POV Seasons and Episodes

06/26/2023Season 36 - 7 episodes
#1 | 06/26/2023After Sherman
Filmmaker Jon-Sesrie Goff returns to the coastal South Carolina land that his family purchased after emancipation. His desire to explore his Gullah/Geechee roots leads to a poetic investigation of Black inheritance, trauma, and generational wisdom, amidst the tensions that have shaped American history. In the wake of recent Southern violence, After Sherman is a reclamation of Black life and space.
#2 | 07/03/2023A Story of Bones
As Construction Environmental Officer for St. Helena's troubled airport project, Annina van Neel learns about an unmarked mass burial ground of an estimated 9,000 formerly enslaved Africans. Haunted by this historical injustice, she and African American preservationist Peggy King Jorde fight for their proper memorialization, exposing the UK's colonial past and present.
#3 | 07/10/2023Liquor Store Dreams
In Liquor Store Dreams, two Korean American children of liquor store owners reconcile their own dreams with those of their immigrant parents. Along the way, they confront the complex legacies of LA's racial landscape, including the 1991 murder of Latasha Harlins and the 1992 uprisings sparked by the police beating of Rodney King, while engaged in current struggles for social and economic justice.
#4 | 07/17/2023A House Made of Splinters
In the shadow of war by the frontlines in Eastern Ukraine, a safe haven provides refuge for children who have been temporarily separated from their parents. A House Made of Splinters chronicles three displaced kids who, despite the perils surrounding them, find moments of joy, friendship, and childhood wonder, with the aid of dedicated social workers who work tirelessly to protect them from harm.
#5 | 11/21/2022Midwives
#6 | 12/12/2022Let the Little Light Shine
#7 | 09/04/2023While We Watched
A timely depiction of a newsroom in crisis, While We Watched follows tormented journalist Ravish Kumar for two years as he battles a barrage of fake news, falling ratings and the resulting cutbacks. Are there viewers for fact-based analyses anymore? Will his show survive or become a swan song of reason – drowning out in sensationalism, misinformation, and ratings-driven editorial decisions?
07/11/2022Season 35 - 12 episodes
07/05/2021Season 34 - 13 episodes
06/29/2020Season 33 - 8 episodes
?Season 32 - 2 episodes
?Season 31 - 0 episodes
06/26/2017Season 30 - 11 episodes
05/23/2016Season 29 - 13 episodes
06/22/2015Season 28 - 14 episodes
06/23/2014Season 27 - 13 episodes
06/24/2013Season 26 - 16 episodes
06/21/2012Season 25 - 14 episodes
06/21/2011Season 24 - 17 episodes
04/21/2010Season 23 - 14 episodes
06/23/2009Season 22 - 14 episodes
06/24/2008Season 21 - 15 episodes
06/19/2007Season 20 - 14 episodes
06/27/2006Season 19 - 14 episodes
02/07/2005Season 18 - 16 episodes
?Season 17 - 12 episodes
04/21/2004Season 16 - 12 episodes
01/20/2003Season 15 - 11 episodes
06/19/2001Season 14 - 11 episodes
06/20/2000Season 13 - 10 episodes
06/01/1999Season 12 - 10 episodes
06/02/1998Season 11 - 13 episodes
06/03/1997Season 10 - 10 episodes
05/28/1996Season 9 - 13 episodes
06/01/1995Season 8 - 10 episodes
06/07/1994Season 7 - 10 episodes
06/15/1993Season 6 - 12 episodes
?Season 5 - 13 episodes
06/15/1991Season 4 - 17 episodes
06/26/1990Season 3 - 16 episodes
07/15/1989Season 2 - 14 episodes
07/05/1988Season 1 - 12 episodes
?Specials - 3 episodes

Additional Information

Official websites:
www.pbs.org
Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 1 language: English (EN)
Status: Returning series
First episode released on: 07/05/1988
Latest episode released on: 09/04/2023
Composer: Mark Adler
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"P.O.V."
"Point of View"
Keywords: documentary

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